Gerard S. Citera

Gerard Citera is counsel in the Financial Institutions Group at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and a senior lawyer in the firm's Trading and Markets practice. He has extensive experience representing broker-dealers, banks, investment banks, investment advisers and other financial institutions in a wide range of legal, compliance and regulatory matters. He has particular expertise in the areas of enforcement, supervisory and compliance controls, equity trading and market structure. Before joining Davis Polk, Mr. Citera served as Deputy General Counsel of PaineWebber Securities and Regulatory Risk Manager for the U.S. Equities business of UBS Securities. Earlier in his career, he was an attorney in the SEC's Division of Market Regulation and Office of General Counsel. Mr. Citera has published numerous articles and outlines on securities related topics; is a frequent speaker at industry conferences; and has been a guest lecturer at the Rockefeller College of Public Administration and SUNY Buffalo Law School.